Carrying case



Sept. 9 1924.,

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WALLAGED. WALKER, or MEADVILLE. PEnNsYLvAmA.

CARRYING cAsn.

Application filed November 21, 1922. Serial No. 602,449.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, WALLACE D. \VALKER, a citizen of the United States,and resident of Meadville, in the county of Crawford and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCarrying Cases, of a specification.

is invention relates to carrying cases and has particular reference toroll-up cases used for carrying "toilet articles, tools, displaysamples, etc;

A Well known typeof case now on the market for this purpose consists ofa flexible sheet carrying on its interior loops or pockets to hold thearticles, with straps running through to the outer or finished sides sothat when rolled up the straps are brought around and buckled orotherwise fastened. These straps are inconvenient to handle andgenerally unsatisfactory, although permitting the case to be-rolledlarge when filled with articles or small when empty or only which thefollowing is partly filled, but in all cases rolling more or less round.Other similar cases may dispense with straps for fastening the row infavor of a-series of snap fasteners, but snap fasteners are not reliableand do not furnish the'desired maximum of convenience and accessibility.

According to this invention a flexible split tube is provided toconstitute the covering case proper, and attached to the tube is therollable flexible portion carrying the loops or pockets for the articlesand connected to the tube so that when rolled it can be inserted throughthe slit in the tube and the tube closed by fasteners thereon. Thesefasteners may be of any desired type, such as snaps, short straps or thelike, but I prefertype fastener such as shown in patent to Sundback, No.1,243,458 of October 16,1917, which furnishes the desired quick]:closing and opening, and at the same time permits the outer tube to beslit along one side to the desired distance to receive the roll carryingportion. The capacity is limited by the circumference ofthe tube, butordinarily there is sufficient leeway so that the tube will only bepartially filled, thus tending to form a flattened package when rolledup and closed as compared with'the round packages formed by devices ofthis character now in common use. For carrying personal articles in atraveling bag or small tools in an automobile,

flexible or roll inside.

respectively secured the stringers door pocket, etc., the flattenedpackage is preferable. In practice, a carrying case of this type can bebuilt for'the desired purpose, either of expensive leather for the tubewith fancy interior lining, loops, or pockets.

or can be built of cheap material where tools are tobe carried, yetbeing quickly accessible and closed up and securely holding the articlesfrom dropping out at the ends.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plan view showing one form of device opened; v

'Fig.' 2='is a perspective view showing the flattened closed roll, and

Fig. 3 shows the tube opened with the The device comprises generally aflexible back 1 having flaps 2, 2 and provided with fixed straps 3, 3with loops 4, 4 to receive the holding straps 5, 5, the latter beingsecured to the strap 3 at 6 and containing articles 7 as shown. Insteadof the loops and straps as shown, pockets, or both pockets and loops canbe provided, as desired.

One end of the back 1 is secured to flexible tube -8, the length of thetube being somewhat greater than the Width of the back 1 so that thetube will cover the back 1 when rolled and inserted within. The tube isslit from one end to ornearly to the other end to form edges 10 and tothese edges are ing interlocking members 12 as shown in the aforesaidpatent. Mounted on the stringers for controlling the engagement of saidin terlocking members 12, is the slide operating device 13 having thepull 14 for positively pulling the slide 13 in opposite directions,

the pull sliding from end to end on rib 15 as shown in the SundbackPatent #1,302,606, dated May 6, 1919, according to the direction inwhich actuated.

The tube will preferably have tabs 16 for the fingers to grasp inopening and closing, and the flaps 2 may have snap buttons 17 forfastening together before rolling if desired. As will be observed, thebase 1 is narrower than the length of tube 8 to an extent suflicient topermit the slide 13 when the tube is opened to clear the roll on one endas seen in Fig. 3, and the tube overlapping the base 1 on the other endsuficiently to enclose it when rolled, as for example in Fig. 3.

The operation will be evident from Figs.

2 and 3, it being seen that the flaps 2 are 11 carryfirst folded over,then theback 1 rolled up toward the tube and the roll inserted throughthe opened tube and then the tube closed. This holds the articles fromdropping out, but it is within the scope of this invention to provide aflexible closure iece like a bellows for either or both ends 0 the tubeso that a completely closed article is provided. Anotherobvious'variation within the scope of the. invention is to have thefastener run around three sides of the tube as in Fig. 3 from thenumeral 18 to the left, then up to the top and then to the right to oint19 as the fastener used is sufficiently flexible to bend out of its ownplane to do this. This forms a convenient and simple closure for theentire article. What is claimed is:

1. A carrying case comprising a flexible tube slit along one side, anarticle containing flexible base secured at one end inside said tubewith its other end free and capable of being rolled into said tubethrough the slit, and fastening means for closing said slit with therolled base therein.

2. A carrying. case comprising a tube slit along one side, an articlecontaining flexible base secured at one end inside said tube adjacentsaid slit with its other end free and capable of being rolled into saidtube through the slit, and fastening means for closing said slit withthe rolled base therein.

flexible neoaaoe comprising a flexible 3. A. carrying case tube slitalong one side, an article containing flexible base secured at one endinside said tube adjacent said slit, with its other end free and ca ableof bein rolled into said tube throug the slit, an slider controlledinterlocking members along the sides of said slit for fastening the samewith the rolled base inside the tube.

4. A carrying case comprising a tube split from one end toward theother, a flexible base attached to the .tube interior so as to extendout through the tube opening, said base being provided with holdingmeans for articles to be carried, and a sliding interlocking closingdevice for the tube.

5. lhe combination with a rolled kit, of a case in which said kit isadapted to be carried, said case being provided with a slit permanentlyclosed at at least one end of the slit, and means for closing the slitand retaining the kit within the case.

6. The combination with a flexible tubular casing provided with alongitudinally slit closed at one end, of a rolled kit fastened to andadapted to be inserted into the casing through said slit, and means forclosing said slit.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this 20th day of November, A. D. 1922.

WALLACE 1D. WALKER.

